Groundskeeper

2 weeks ago


Houston, Texas, United States Rice University Full time
Job Description

Position Summary

The Grounds team consists of 30-plus groundskeepers, arborists, and other specialists who develop and maintain our 300-acre tree-lined campus in an environmentally sensitive and aesthetically pleasing manner. This dedicated team works throughout the year in all weather conditions while caring for our trees, fields, gardens, and lawns. Our mission is to create a great first impression and support the university's mission of teaching and research through our effective and innovative stewardship of the campus landscape.

The Groundskeeper will perform general landscape maintenance including mowing, edging, trimming, pruning raking, planting, watering, and weeding turf, trees, shrubs, and flowers on campus. The Groundskeeper will also clean streets, sidewalks, loading docks, and parking lots.

The ideal candidate understands that success in this role requires a commitment to teamwork, a willingness to learn, flexibility in work assignments, and a dedication to first-class customer service.

Requirements
  • No formal education
  • Six (6) months of related landscaping/grounds work maintenance experience
  • Skills
    • Dependability
    • Ability to follow instructions.
    • Basic knowledge of grounds maintenance
Essential Functions
  • Maintains landscape plants
  • Mows, edges, trims, prunes, rakes, plants, waters, weeds the turf, trees, shrubs, ground cover, and flowers on campus
  • Cleans assigned areas after work is complete
  • Picks up litter and empties trash cans
  • Cleans streets, sidewalks, loading docks, and parking lots
  • Fertilizes plants
  • Keeps area drain grates clean
  • Moves furniture and other items as assigned
  • Performs all other duties assigned
Preferences
  • HS Diploma or equivalent
  • One year or more experience in landscape maintenance work
  • Good communication skills and a willingness to obtain specialized training
Work Environment: Work is done outdoors, exposure to inclement weather (hot, cold, rain, etc.)

Physical Demands
  • HEAVY - Exert up to 70 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Requires walking or standing up to eight hours per day and multi-limb coordination to operate heavy equipment and drive a vehicle. Other physical requirements of the job include the ability to bend/crouch/or kneel, lift, see, reach, climb, and balance.
Essential Personnel

This position is considered essential during a campus emergency. The incumbent in this position is expected to report to campus, provide the essential services designated, and work under the overall direction of the Crisis Management Team for the duration of a campus emergency.

Rice University HR | Benefits:

Rice Mission and Values: Mission and Values | Rice University

Rice University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity at all levels and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.

About Us

Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston, Rice University is ranked among the nation's top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio, and a residential college system, which supports students intellectually, emotionally and culturally through social events, intramural sports, student plays, lectures series, courses and student government. Developing close-knit, diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition, which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.
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